Lisa wrote: >Alright, ladies, how do you feel about this? We've been batting glove >protection around for a while now, and I myself use at least the latex >finger cots. It never occurred to me that our practice could have >damaging consequences to the babies involved (possibly even moms), and >that does concern me because of their underdeveloped immune system and >oral mucosa exposure. I'm interested in your thoughts on this sticky wicket. I hadn't considered an allergic reaction, but I have wondered how effective my suck evaluations are when the baby is sucking on mylatex-covered finger. Do you think the nasty taste of that stuff causes the baby to suck less effectively than s/he would at the mom's nice, warm, yummy breast? I try to avoid doing an assessment whenever possible, because I don't want to cause any kind of aversive reaction to sucking. Now I can worry about anaphylaxis, too. Judy D in WV